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The Happy Poet

Play trailer Poster for The Happy Poet 2013,  1h 25m,  Comedy/ Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 73% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 51% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
73% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 51% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
A struggling poet (Paul Gordon) starts a vegetarian food stand.

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Ben Sachs Chicago Reader Jul 26, 2013
[Paul Gordon generates] good-natured humor through earthy characterization and precise observation of what it's like to run a small business. (His editing, which often approximates the rhythm of workaday drudgery, is clever without being cutesy.) Go to Full Review
Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post Jun 27, 2013
It's hardly slick, but that's the selling point. The Happy Poet approaches the ups and downs of friendship, love, work and life with a disposition that is both sardonic and sunny. Go to Full Review
Jesse Cataldo Slant Magazine Sep 26, 2010
2/4
A diffident, occasionally sly comedy that could have benefitted from a little more energy and range. Go to Full Review
Prairie Miller WBAI Radio Jan 29, 2014
A cutting edge social satire about vegetarian pushcart power. And how work, or the lack of it, informs our lives. Along with the struggle to survive in hard times, while serving up poetic revenge subversion of the Hollywood happy ending with relish. Go to Full Review
Mark R. Leeper Mark Leeper's Reviews Jun 28, 2013
5/10
THE HAPPY POET tells a story that could use a little more meat. Go to Full Review
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Jun 6, 2013
3/5
A laid-back green entrepreneur capitalizes on patience and perseverance in his quest to operate a successful organic food cart. Go to Full Review
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Paul Gordon

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Paul Gordon

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Jonny Mars

Donny

Chris Doubek

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Liz Fisher

Agnes

Ricardo Lerma

Actor

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Movie Info

Synopsis A struggling poet (Paul Gordon) starts a vegetarian food stand.
Director
Paul Gordon
Producer
Paul Gordon, David Hartstein
Screenwriter
Paul Gordon
Distributor
Cinema Libre Studio
Production Co
St. Chris Film
Genre
Comedy, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 22, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 26, 2014
Runtime
1h 25m
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